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thank you Jay cant wait to get started! just got to get the boring saving part out the way

A Labour of love right? i had read on here about the gearboxs being good till about 350, i have heard about the 6 speed swap and that would definatly be something id factor in ( more research to do :) ) my plan would be do the brakes either go for new age bremos if money will strech if not 4 pots till it will or power demands ir then shoot for 350, do the gearbox, after that id probably split the engine new forged pistons, rods etc all new bearings and gaskets and have the cyclinders done. then when i know the engine and running gear will take it 100% i would start pushing it higher bigger turbo ect always good to know ya limits lol are there any known limits for running gear hardware drive & prob shafts, CV joints ect?

sorry for the late reply been sleeping off another night shift thats exactly what I'm looking for :) Hi savage thank thanks for the welcome from what i have read and learnt so far brakes would be on the agenda, as for drive train thats something i still need to do some research on ( any links would be very welcome ;) ) the overall cost isn't something I'm overly concerning my self with as this will be a Slow but steady ( if the kids allow lol ) build. The BHP isn't my main focus tho also want to insure the cars tin worm free and everything is 100% looks, handling and performance wise. i want this to be as "no expense spared" as i can manage without upsetting her at home. I did look at the WRX but for some reason they are about £400 more for me to insure than a STi! :S i would also like to start with as high spec platform as possible had i been planning or buying a great amount of parts and loosing all the STi parts over a month or two i would probably go for the WRX but as i said this isn't going to be a over night thing unfortunately. but defiantly food for thought thank you savage. my biggest problem for the moment will come when i start wanting to view cars as its going to cost me £20-£60 just to get off this !Removed! island! and that only gets me to so'ton or pompy

O il take my time I live in the town centre and have been walking the 25 mins to work since I got rid of my last motor so I don't mind sticking to foot power till the right one comes along also Iv never paid more that £500 for a car before and paid for it in the long run and don't want to end up spending my tuning cash on just keeping her on the road

ASAP really, the long story is iv been off the road completely for about a year and a half, so i have nothing to trade in and have to save from scratch :( so iv packed in smoking taking all the extra shifts i can and cancelled xmas ( unless i get the scoob first haha ) unfortunatly saving money with 2 kids under 6, a misses who doesnt work and starts uni in sept is slow progress and im sure you can understand.

impressive gains with just the zorst!

morning stants and thank you, again iv had great pleasure reading your build thread also ( tbh iv read all the classic ones haha) cant wait to start my own, just waiting on the pennies

cheers ScoobyGhost the earliest i would like is the V3 really but tbh i just cant wait full stop lol got big ideas too (would love to see 450bhp, iv also had a good read of your build thread mate nice motor you got there with some impressive dyno results!

Hay nice to see another islander! im guessing this is the white s202 kane was showing me pictures of? very nice motor indeed! look forward to seeing and hearing more about it.

i would be up for a hampshire meet once iv got mine

Hi all Im Ollie, i live on the isle of wight and im not quite a subaru owner just yet. im currently working all hours under the sun to save up every penny i can to get a classic STi one of my top all time dream cars, dispite my mrs and 2 kids best effort to spend it.. I have been hiding in the background for some time, spending many a 12hr night shift trawling the forum learning all i can. but i thought id best get my name out there and make myself known so "HI" look forward to speaking with you and cant wait to get my car and start a build thread (LOTS OF IDEAS ALREADY!)